In 2025, fire departments serving Coolville responded to 35 fire and hazmat incidents — from cooking fires to gas leaks to a single $140K building blaze. Here's the full picture.
Building fires lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 69% of all calls.
Nov peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
254 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2021. $248K cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64 | — | |
| 2022 | 53 | -17.2% | |
| 2023 | 53 | +0.0% | |
| 2024 | 49 | -7.5% | |
| 2025 | 35 | -28.6% |
For the 8 building fires Coolville departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 46 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 7 | 15.2% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 6 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | Vehicle storage area; garage, carport | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 4 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 5 | 10.9% | |
| 5 | Vehicle area, other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Laundry area, wash house (laundry) | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Ceiling & floor assembly, crawl space b/t stories | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Wall surface: exterior | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 10 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 11 | All other areas | 10 | 21.7% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Coolville mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 14 | 30.4% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 10 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | Hot ember or ash | 4 | 8.7% | |
| 5 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 3 | 6.5% | |
| 7 | Arcing | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 8 | Flying brand, ember, spark | 2 | 4.3% | |
| 9 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 10 | Cigarette | 1 | 2.2% | |
| 11 | All other sources | 2 | 4.3% |
Largest single-incident property losses reported by Coolville departments in 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the city's annual total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $140,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 2 | $20,000 | Building fires | Significant | Investigated |
| 3 | $8,000 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
| 4 | $7,849 | Passenger vehicle fire | Significant | Investigated |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Coolville sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 2,342 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 280 | 46.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 171 | 47.1 mi | |
| 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 147 | 49.3 mi | |
| 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 143 | 38.9 mi | |
| 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 131 | 30.9 mi | |
| 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 | 38.3 mi | |
| 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 125 | 24.8 mi | |
| 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | 109 | 44.4 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 | 46.2 mi | |
| 1995 | Debris and open burning | 100 | 45.6 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 | 49.0 mi | |
| 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 83 | 29.3 mi |
Top 2 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Ohio cities with population within ±25% of Coolville. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Coolville.
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Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.